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O GATED on the James River 
opposite Richmond, and having a 
population of 15,000, including 
the suburbs, is magnificently lo- 
cated, and offers to the manufac- 
turer, the investor, and the home seeker advantages 
unexcelled by any city in the South. 

Situated just at the head of tide-water the city 
hugs the river so as to give it the shape of a horse 
shoe, and the topography of the land is especially 
suitable for the development of great water power. 
Its proximity to Richmond makes the two cities 
practically one, but Manchester has some advantages 
which Richmond does not enjoy, such as cheaper 
homes, cheaper sites for factories, and clear drink- 
ing water. 

Manchester with her fine transportation facilities 
and real advantages, is fast becoming a very import- 
ant manufacturing and commercial centre, and her 
business men with characteristic conservative citizen- 
ship have laid the foundation for the city's solid and 
permanent growth. 

Encouraged by the City 
Council 

The liberality of the City Council has induced 
large manufactories to locate in Manchester, and 
this is adding greatly to the development and pros- 



perky of the city. Among the large establishments 
that have in recent years located in Manchester are: 

The Donnan Hardware Company, 

The Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, 

The Richmond Electric Company, 

The Richmond Wood Working Company, 

The Johnson Axle Works, 

The Wingo, Ellett & Crump Shoe Company, 

The Blair Glass Works. 

The James River Mattress Company, 

Standard Paper Manufacturing Company. 

Linton Coated Paper Company. 

Standard Oil Company. 

Southern Manufacturing Company. 

Manchester Lumber Company. 

Brimser & Sons, Manufacturers Wood Novelties. 

Manchester Furniture Company. 

Manchester Table Company. 

Union Trunk & Bag Company. 

Aragon Coffee Company. 

E. K. Vietor & Company, Tobacco. 

T. M. Carrington Tobacco Factories. 

Carrington & Company, Tobacco Warehouse. 

Cameron Stove Company. 

Union Stove Company. 

American Bridge Company. 

American Foundry Company. 

Virginia Metal Company. 

Virginia Rug & Drugget Company. 

Virginia Leather Company. 

Staunton Tanning Company. 

Unity Broom Works. 

In addition to these newer enterprises there are 
a large number that have been doing steady and 
prosperous business for years, and other longer es- 
tablished enterprises which give employment to 
many persons. 



Special Inducements 

The City Council has shown a most liberal spirit 
towards encouraging industrial enterprises. The 
tax rate is a graduated one, and is based on the bus- 
iness done and not on the specific capital invested. 
The ordinance governing this subject is applicable 
to every merchant, mercantile firm or corporation 
conducting the business of manufacturer of products 
for sale. Moreover, the city has shown much lib- 
erality and public spirit in granting sites to manufac- 
turing enterprises, and will grant the most liberal 
concessions for the establishment of industrial plants. 
The total city tax is only $1.50 on the $100 valua- 
tion, and this includes curbing, paving and sewer 
taxes. The assessment is low, making an exceed- 
ingly reduced rate of taxation as compared with 
other cities. 

Adaptability for Tf^ood 
JVorking Plants 

The shipping facilities enjoyed by Manchester, 
and proximity to the raw material gives the city 
special advantages in the manufacture of furniture, 
and all kinds of wood work. The raw material can 
be shipped direct to the sites that can be obtained 
for manufacturing plants at very reasonable rates. 

Arrangements can be made for the extension of 
spur railroad tracks to these sites, and plans for the 
utmost convenience can be perfected. 

Manchester is in the very heart of a great manu- 
facturing community comprising a population of 
over 125,000, and therefore has additional advan- 
tages over a single city in the securing of both skilled 
and unskilled labor. Any person or company de- 
siring to start plants for the manufacture of any kind 
of wood work would find it greatly to their advantage 
to inspect the sites, and avail themselves of the op- 
portunities offered by Manchester in this particular 
respect. 




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Splendid Shipping Facilities 

Manchester has the advantage of shipment both 
by water and rail. The Richmond wharves of the 
Old Dominion Steamship Line where the New 
York Steamers load and unload are opposite the 
Manchester wharves, and Manchester enjoys acces- 
sibility for shipment by water and by rail on both 
sides of the river. The great Trunk Lines of the 
South — The Southern Railway, The Seaboard Air 
Line, Norfolk & Western, and the Atlantic Coast 
Line pass through Manchester and give the city fine 
depot facilities. In many instances spur tracks run 
directly into the manufacturing plants, eliminating 
the cost of drayage. Possessing these advantages 
makes Manchester especially adapted to industrial 
and manufacturing purposes. 

Churches 

There are some splendid and commodious church 
edifices in Manchester, representing the various de- 
nominations. Some of these church buildings are 
exceedingly attractive, and are unexcelled in cities 
of a much larger growth. In the membership of 
these churches are earnest and sincere church work- 
ers who manifest the spirit of charity and brotherly 
love, and are ever striving for the moral welfare of 
the community. 

The Schools 

The school facilities are very fine and a corps 
of skilled teachers are employed. A splendid high 
school is now in course of erection, and the school 
system is being perfected to a high degree. There 
are twenty-nine public schools in Manchester of 
which number twenty are white and nine are colored. 
In addition to these there are several fine private 
schools. There is also a flourishing kindergarten 
under the management of efficient instructors. 




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Banks 



There are two banks in Manchester which have 
added much to the material growth of the city. The 
Mechanics & Merchants Bank has a capital of $50,- 
000.00, surplus of $40,000.00 and deposits amount- 
ing to nearly $500,000.00 This bank has recently 
bought a desirable site in the heart of the city on 
which will be erected a new bank building, with the 
most modern improvements and fixtures. Mr. J. 
H. Patteson is cashier. 

The Bank of Manchester, which was only or- 
ganized in 1903, has a capital stock of $50,000.00, 
and has undivided profits amounting to $12,500.00. 
The deposits aggregate $250,000.00. The cashier 
of this bank is Mr. Clarence Vaden. 

JVater Ji^orks 

The water works of the city has capacity for 
filtering 1,500,000 gallons a day, and this can be 
easily increased as the necessity demands. The 
filtering plant gives the city of Manchester clear and 
pure drinking water, and has just recently been put 
into operation. 



Fire Department 

The city has a well equipped fire department 
with paid firemen, and enjoys low fire insurance 
rates — a great deal lower than are offered in many 
other cities. 



Gas and Electric Lights 

The people have advantage of both gas and elec- 
tric lights, which are furnished at reasonable rates. 
The streets are lighted with electric lights, which 
make a fine illumination. 







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4 Demand for Residential 
Buildings 

The demand for residences in Manchester is 
great, and in this the city offers a field for remuner- 
ative investment. New homes are occupied as soon 
as they are finished, and in many instances they are 
contracted for before the buildings are finished. 
Building lots can be purchased at low rates, and 
these lots are close to the street railways operating 
in Manchester and Richmond, and to the inter-urban 
line between Manchester and the city of Petersburg. 

Bright Prospects 

At no time in the history of the city has its pros- 
pects been brighter. The advantages of the place 
cannot fail to attract persons seeking investment and 
the prospects for remunerative investment are indeed 
flattering. Manchester is keeping step to the music 
of material progress and development, and any fur- 
ther information concerning the city will be promptly 
furnished upon application to the 

Committee of Industries, 

City of Manchester, Va. 



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